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Many years before the rise of walking-paced exploration games, *Animal Crossing* captured the lovely melancholy of pointless perambulation.

The show is built around the joy of hanging out with its hosts—even more so than on other late-night TV programs. Here’s how it's surviving a moment when hanging out is impossible.

Here are the brave men who aren’t letting a lack of relevant training stop them from weighing in on how to solve the crisis.

Consumer genomics company 23andMe wants to mine its database of millions of customers for clues to why the virus hits some people harder than others.

We have the technology to administer tests and assess categories of risk. We just need the leadership.

Researchers use models meant for infectious diseases to show how congestion proliferates. That may mean a vaccine for traffic jams is on the horizon.

First of all, you can't just open the hatch when you're trapped at the bottom of the ocean. But there is a way out—it requires physics and some audacity.

If we want more renewable energy, our grids will have to manage themselves. A small experiment in Colorado is lighting the way.

Global lockdown is making shameless kink seekers of us all.

How many people have been infected with the new coronavirus? A group of Bay Area researchers aims to find out—by tracking what's in the local wastewater.

Scientists are scrambling to create Covid-19 antivirals. But what if medicines we already have are good enough to buy patients more time?

Ron Klain explains why government needs to speak with once voice—and what he'd do if he were in charge.

Need a little peace and quiet while you work from home? These earbuds are among our favorites and block out sound like a dream.

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders mean a lot of people are indoors watching movies and TV. Now some networks are giving their wares away for free.

The Trump administration put off using the DPA for weeks. Now it may be too late to help secure N95 masks where they're needed most.

That famous map of the tongue, with the different sections for bitter, sweet, salty, and sour? Way wrong. Here’s the fascinating truth.

The Galaxy Chromebook has everything you could ever want in a laptop based on the Chrome browser.

The collection of countries using those secret hacking techniques has expanded far beyond the usual suspects.

The pandemic has been devastating for us adults, but its impact on teenagers is arguably far greater.

Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan had flattened the curve. Then travelers from the US and Europe began reimporting the virus.

When I was in Iraq, all I wanted was to be safe. To be with my family. Now we are crammed together, safety is an illusion, and a lethal enemy is everywhere and nowhere.

Coronavirus credentialism is rampant and dangerous. Knowing who's legit and who's an opportunist can save lives.

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg's new paper tackles the mystery of why the laws of nature appear to have been composed in triplicate.

The automaker is among several industrial companies applying their mass-manufacturing know-how to making much-needed medical equipment.

Is anyone in the market for a very nice painting.

A new report weighs the damage from record heat and raging bushfires, and concludes that the environmental damage is on an “unprecedented scale.”

I’d tote this camera and its convenient neck strap to all the hottest pool parties and hip bars, if I wasn’t grounded at home by the pandemic.

Trolls. Prying bosses. Zoom's a great video chat platform, but a few simple steps also make it a safe one.

We are at war, and this is our draft. Immunity comes with responsibility.

WIRED editor in chief Nicholas Thompson and senior correspondent Adam Rogers answer reader questions about the scientific and social consequences of the pandemic.

In the far-western reaches of China, the Communist party has long tried to eliminate markers of the Muslim ethnic minority group's identity.

Svelte, created by a graphics editor for the New York Times, has attracted a following among programmers who want their pages to load faster.

Isolated couples are purchasing toys by the bucketload, and activity on dating apps is way up. But more babies might not be on the way.

Earth aside, all the planets in our solar system were named after Greek and Roman gods.

With rallies and canvassing on ice, 2020 election campaigns are rapidly turning to peer-to-peer texting, which isn't the panacea it appears to be.

The CBS All Access show 'Picard' is a reminder of the flawed perfection of the Star Trek character.

Plus: An evacuated aircraft carrier, Iranian hackers, and more of the week's top security news.

What could be better than sailing 30 feet through the air for a two-hand jam? Staying home and analyzing it\!

With sports seasons suspended, the billion-dollar betting industry has set its sights on digital arenas.

Need to keep the kids busy while you work at home? Here are some ideas that won't leave your house looking like it's been glitter bombed.

Based on a compound discovered in 1998, the antiviral Favipiravir is already being used in Japan and Turkey. Its maker? A subsidiary of Fujifilm.

It's just one more thing to feel bad about at a time when nothing feels particularly good.

Everyone's sheltering in place—might as well enjoy your social isolation with better sound and classic videogames.

The Safari vulnerabilities have been patched, but they would have given an alarming amount of access.

The game's release is being postponed due to logistical concerns caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

Staying home is still the best way to protect yourself from the coronavirus. But the CDC now says that masks are effective as an additional measure.

US Food and Drug Administration officials approved nationwide tests of two treatments, both derived from the blood of people who have survived the disease.

The search giant is disclosing trends in visits to broad categories of places, as a tool for public health officials.

No, drinking water won’t flush the virus out of your mouth. Here’s how to inoculate yourself against bad Covid-19 information.

Tips for staying active during the pandemic are one thing. But some influencers are pushing unscientific claims about "immunity boosting" merch.